# Senior DevOps Engineer at Lionhires

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- **Company:** Lionhires (https://jobs.trythestack.co/companies/lionhires)
- **Location:** Spain
- **Work arrangement:** On-site
- **Employment type:** Full-time
- **Experience level:** 5–10 years
- **Visa sponsorship:** Offered, according to the listing
- **Key skills:** Kubernetes, Helm, Istio, Calico, Terraform, Ansible, Prometheus, ELK Stack, Linux, GitLab CI/CD, CloudFlare, English Proficiency
- **Posted by employer:** 2026-06-29
- **Added to The Stack:** 2026-06-29
- **Status:** May no longer be active (posted more than 60 days ago)
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/lionhires/jobs/4907823101 (the employer's own application page)
- **Human page:** https://jobs.trythestack.co/jobs/senior-devops-engineer-lionhires

## About the role

Responsibilities:
- Design and operate resilient, highly available infrastructure for production workloads.
- Deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters (bare‑metal deployment using Kubespray) and maintain cluster configuration.
- Improve and author Helm charts for application delivery and upgrades.
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with GitLab for automated, repeatable deployments.
- Implement and maintain observability stacks (Prometheus, ELK) and system performance monitoring.
- Use Terraform and Ansible to automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management.
- Configure and manage network / service mesh components (Istio, Calico) and edge services (CloudFlare).
- Collaborate with development teams to drive reliability, incident response, and production stability.

Requirements:
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes on bare metal; familiarity with Kubespray for cluster provisioning.
- Practical experience with Istio and Calico for networking and service mesh.
- Proficient writing and maintaining Helm charts.
- Solid knowledge of Terraform and Ansible for IaC and configuration management.
- Experience operating Prometheus and ELK in cluster environments.
- Strong Linux skills (Debian-based distributions) and troubleshooting abilities.
- Experience with GitLab CI/CD or similar CI systems.
- Advanced English (spoken and written).
- Nice to have: prior AWS or GCP experience and exposure to CloudFlare configuration.

## Responsibilities

Design resilient infrastructure and automate deployments to ensure systems remain secure, scalable, and highly available. Manage Kubernetes clusters, improve Helm charts, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab.

## Requirements

Requires deep expertise in Kubernetes on bare metal, Istio, Calico, and Helm, along with proficiency in Terraform and Ansible. Candidates must have experience with Linux (Debian-based), Prometheus, ELK, and advanced English skills.

## FAQ

- **Is this Senior DevOps Engineer role still open?** It was posted on 2026-06-29. Listings more than 30 days old may no longer be active, so check Lionhires's site before applying.
- **Does Lionhires offer visa sponsorship?** This listing is marked as offering visa sponsorship. Eligibility rules are set by the employer, so check the details on Lionhires's site.
- **Where is this role located?** The listing gives the location as Spain. It is marked on-site.
- **What skills does this role ask for?** The listing names: Kubernetes, Helm, Istio, Calico, Terraform, Ansible, Prometheus, ELK Stack, Linux, GitLab CI/CD, CloudFlare, English Proficiency.

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